Monthly Archives: January 2017

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Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Shouting Doesn’t Help Navigation Hi Laurie, You and Len have very similar issues to Ailsa and I. Ailsa doesn’t think in 3D. She is an atrocious navigator. I read what you wrote that Len said, and I constructed a 3D … Continue reading →

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CSER – Opening session questions

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Rowan Douglas – Opening Session Part 2 – CSER A comment on You tube At About 1:02:10 Claudia makes the statement “In public decision making, you don’t get far without having to account for the fact that the cause of … Continue reading →

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Laws that baffle?

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Jan. 13-16,’17 ~QofDay~ Laws or Social Rules Are there any laws or social rules that completely baffle you? Baffle me, no. I have a very active imagination, and can usually imagine some possible set of scenarios by which any rule … Continue reading →

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Evonomics – Post capitalism

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Evonomics – Solving the Crisis of Extractive Capitalism A new post-capitalist ecosystem of value creation This is an aspect of the systemic issues facing us, but only a small aspect. Economies are very complex, many levels, many different functions, many … Continue reading →

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Jordan Peterson – tribalism and cooperation

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

My [Jordan’s] New Year’s Letter to the World Hi Jordan, I call myself an atheist, yet I align with much of your thinking. A few quibbles with what you have written here. Agree with you that tribalism is a problem, … Continue reading →

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Jordan Peterson on science and religion

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Jordan Peterson – Reconciling Science and Religion Hi FOS, I find myself agreeing with most of what he says, just not quite with his definition of science. I can see where his definition of science conflicts with his notion of … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Freedom and Responsibility

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Some thoughts on Freedom and responsibility These thoughts have been roused by a series of recent events. A recent conversation with the new leader of the local runanga (pre european inhabitants) in which he declared that they were withdrawing from … Continue reading →

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Valence

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

How understanding valence could help make future AIs safer-continued A reply to Mike’s reply Hi Mike, Having been through several conscious loops of over-riding and reconfiguring “valence” at many levels (in training for deep diving, in training for survival in … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – Enlightenment continued

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

An additional comment in the longest running ideapod discussion on Enlightenment Agree that clarity does not necessarily require a lot of words, and nor can clarity be achieved by simplifying below the level of complexity present and relevant to the … Continue reading →

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My Xmas facebook message

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

My Christmas facebook message Happy and prosperous times Everyone! I am not religious, and all my understandings relating to reality are probability based. And I am very clear about the outcome spaces of complex systems and complex strategic sets – … Continue reading →

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